Authorities say they have arrested a man from Wisconsin in the murder of a man who was found dead in his burning home in Oakwood on Monday.
The Hall County Sheriff's Office said U.S. Marshals arrested Lorenzo Moss, 29, in Brown Deer, Wisconsin, after investigators determined Moss was involved in the death of Andrew Donaldson, 68.
While Donaldson's body was found in his burning home on Meadow Drive, an autopsy later determined Donaldson had been shot. HCSO investigators believe the fire may have been set in order to destroy evidence of the shooting.
The Hall County Sheriff's Office said Moss is Donaldson's grandson. Investigators believe Moss traveled from Wisconsin to Georgia, but the reason for that trip is unknown at last report.
Moss was charged with malice murder and additional charges are pending.
Update posted Feb. 14, 2022, at 2:20 p.m.:
The Hall County Sheriff's Office has released the name of the man who died in an Oakwood house fire Monday morning.
Andrew Donaldson, 68, was the victim in the fire, according to a press release from the agency.
An autopsy is being conducted to determine Donaldson's exact cause of death.
Original story posted Feb. 14, 2022, at 10:50 a.m.:
A man early died Monday morning in a house fire in South Hall County.
Hall County Fire Rescue crews arrived at the home in the 5000 block of Meadow Drive off of McEver Road just before 6:30 a.m. According to a report from the Hall County Sheriff's Office, heavy fire was showing through the roof and side of the home.
Once firefighters were able to enter the home, they discovered the man's body. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Officials are not naming the victim at this time.
The fire remains under investigation by the Hall County Sheriff's Office and Hall County Fire Marshal's Office.
